St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-29
all do not expect to fall below second
place. Our men, at Inspection,

perfect, so far rs | could see." The as
slStant adJutant general, Col. King,
says: III L am not mistaken you have
got first place, voice or no voice." 1t
happens that two of the judges were
pupils of Col. King at West Point, and,
whlie an Instructor at the military
academy, Col. King was assistant to Col.
Black, who is chairman of the board of
Judges. 1t is safe to say that his judg-
inellt Is not dlSslmilar from what will be
the flnal decision of the judges. 81 be-
Heye,' continues Capt. Bean, THAT this
national drill will be of vast benefit to
tne national guardsmen. 1t Will teach
them that fancy soldier business doesn't
Go, and the nearer the militia come to
aSSlmllatlng with the regulations and
regular tactics the better for themselves
ana Tor the country they may be called
upon to serve in the field" Blakely
says that unless the National rifles of
washington get first place, Bean is GER
tam TO get there Eli"
THE EVENING STAR SAYS:
BY l o'clock the weather did not seem so
threatening and the crowd had assumed
gooqly proportions, promising excellent at
tendance before the end of the day. At this
hour the National rifles of this city, marched
up III front OF the grand stand. AS usual,
they presented a fine appearance and We're
enthusiastically received. The spectators
were anxious TO compare their work with
that OF the other companies. They lost step
SSilghIIIly SgII IN dropping to common time from
double quick IN company front. Arms were
resumed without an error and bayonets were
fixed i'll good shape. The manual tests were
admirably executed, although bayonets were
not as well fixed as unfiXed. They loaded as
one man. and aimed and fired at right and
lett oblique well. They knelt and fired well
together. They layed down and
FIRED WITH GREAT PRECISION,
Dut the captain remained standing. 1t was
very dlHicult to compare the rifles drill with
that OF the light infantry, as so many com
panles had drilled between them 1t was the
general verdict, however, that both local
companies had pushed up well toward the
front. Before the rifles time was up the
crack st. Paul company marched through the
southern gate and awaited their turn behind
the light house. The st. Paul boys had in
numerahle friends ready to back them for
hrSt place. and their appearance created con-
siderable enthusiasm. Drawn up in line they
presented very business-like appearance
They wore blue trousers with white stripes,
hlue frock coats, single row of brass but
tons, small, white shoulderstraps and black
helmets, With gold front. They stacked arms
beautifully, although the guns were without
Dayonets. The captain sheathed his sword,
when ne began drilling them without arms.
lie was very hoarse, and his orders sounded
like u bark, but his men had no difficulty in
understanding them, for they
MARCHED SPLENDIDLY.
Arms were resumed without break and the
manual exercise was good. The firing by
lilies was equal to that of the rifles Thev
knelt well, and fired at full length in good
form, the commanding officer lying down
with them: The company front marching
was beautiful, and the wheels were we'll exc.
cuted. All their evolutions were executed
with precision that has not been cxcelled.
perhaps, by the Toledo cadets, who caught
the crowd by their instantaneous movements.
The Minnesota boys seemed to move like arl-
donations without the slightest effort Like
the rifles they circled on the double quick and
fired again i'll the same direction. The grand
stand verdict was that st. Paul will carry
away prize without doubt, and that il will
not be below the third.
LATER INFORMATION
reveals the fact that Company d is SELL
ing in the pools to for first place. with
the LomaX rifles and Toledo cadets vie
ing for second, and with the National
rifles leading for third. A prominent
st. raul man has put up $1,000 Oh Com
pany ID, since the drill, and telegraphed
st. Paul for 81, 600 more. He claims to
have sure tip and not to be throwing
away money. Capt. Amory put up an
other 500 on Company d, at 10 D. M,
for first place.
THE PRESS REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-This morn
ing the heavens were overcast and
threatened rain. The air was cool. The
infantry companies to compete to-day
were the following: Company B, First
Virginia; Nealy rifles, of Maine; Ma
ti?a tional rifles, of this city; Company D,
First Minnesota; Company A, Fifth
Rhode Island; Company l, Second
Michigan; Bullene guards, of Kansas
City; Wooster City guards; Ohio and
Fort Wayne rifles, Indiana The Vir-
ginia company made only an average
record, and that of the Maine company.
owing to several conspicuous bIunders.
fell somewhat below the average. The
Washington company came on at IL
O'Clock and caused the first ripple of
enthusiasm among the spectators. Their
performance as whole has probably
PUSHED THEM WELL UP
toward the from. line of the competitors.
The Minnesota men are of remarkable
uniformity in size and are very soberlv
clad, their white gloves, white shoulder
knots and brasS-tipped helmets being
almost the only relief to the sombrenesS
of their uniforms. They stacked their
arms, filed to the rear. came to the
right-about again and to the front as one
man, the CLINT of the sunshine upon
their helmets betraying not the slightest
wavering. In fixing and unfixing
bayonets there were two OF three delin-
quents. but i'll general their work at the
manual, was exceedingly good, while in
firing by file,, kneeling, lying down
and rising they We're second to
front and in volley firing they kept up
their excellent record, but they made
one glaring failure. They lost step and
line in an advance at double time.
halted, and, without dressing, knelt for
firing sadly out of line. With this single
exception, their record is almost uneX-
ceptionable. The Rhode Islanders
performance was above the medium
line, but will probably not bring them
within reach of prize. The Michigan
company made fine appearance, and
fair, but not brilliant record The Bull
leen guards performance was faulty in
many respects, and their record will
probably not pass much above the
medium line. The Wooster City guards
had many features of
CONSPICUOUS MERIT
in their work at the manual and few
serious faults in their marching. AS a
whole they made very good record.
This brought the infantry competition
to an end, the Fort Wayne company
failing to appear. The cadet drill.
which began at 2 O'Clock. was performed
by the Peekstail, n. Y, st. Johns acad-
emy; Va, Bethel academy, Va; Mary
laud Agricultural college, Cayuga Lake,
n. y; Michigan Military academy, and
Washington High School boys. These
youths are under the instruction of de-
tailed officers of the regular army, and
the maneuvers and manual practice.
though hardly up to the standard set
by the militia men, betokened zeal ard
degree of intelligent appreciation of
soldiery duty which was a surprise to
tbs spectators.
DECORATION DAY,